Ophthalmic mounting



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F. A. STEVENS OPHTHALMIC MOUNTING Filed May 15, 1922 E /,MW

Patented Nov.

HUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

rnnnnniox A. STEVENS, or PROVIDENCE, nnonn ISLAND, ASSIGNOR, BY Masha .AS-

srennnnrs, T0 BAUSCH AND 110MB orrroar. conranaor noonnsrnn, NEW

YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

OPHTHALMIC ivrouivrrne.

' Application filed May 15,

The present invention relates to ophthalmic mountings, and though certain features thereof are applicable to other mountings, the invention relates more particularly to spectacle temples.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1. is a side elevation of a spectacle temple constructed accordin g to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a section taken upon the line 83 of Fig. 1, illustrating apreferred method of manufacture; Fig. 3 is a similar section ofthe completed article Fi a modification; and Figs.

g. 4: is a similar section of 5 to 8 lnclusive are sections of modified reinforcingrods.

The lnvention is 1llustrated as applied to a spectacle temple of the combined-metaland-nonmetallic typify any ophthalmic mounting.

p'le comprises a n type, which ischosen to The tenion-metallic member 2 provided at its forward end with a hinge plate 4, whereby it lens frame.

may be hinged to a spectacle- The member 2 tapers on its outer surface from the forward end towards the rear end, as shown in Fig. 1, and it is taperingly flattened at the sides 30. Spec tacle temples of this type are commonly constituted of non-metallic material wholly,

and are therefore comparatively heavy and clumsy, and rather thick at the rear end, to provide the necessary rigidity for holding the temple in place behind the ear.

particularly true This is of skull temples, for the rear ends of skull temples are designed to engage, and hold firmly against, the skull,

and this they can not do unless the nonmetallic material proportions.

is thick and of substantial According to the invention claimed in a copending applic filed September ation, Serial No. 197,640, 1, 1921, it is possible to make the thickness of the rear end of the temple small compared to that of the for ward end, the required rigidity being at tained by the use To this end, the constituted of a bore 6 of which i inforcing member of a reinforcing member. non-metallic member 2 is seamless tube within the s completely enclosed a re 8, such as a metal rod. A

temple so constructed, though very thin at the rear end, will maintain any form into which it may be shaped, and will be strong enough to press against, the skull.

firmly in and to hold The ends of the bore are 1922. Serial No. 560,956.

. the rigidity of the structure as a whole, and

the degree of twist increases with use. The chief obyect of the present lllVGDtlOll 18 to eliminate this twisting effect. To this end, a feature of the invention resides in the use of a reinforcing rod 8 that is provided with sharp or nearly sharp, ridges 46 that bite into, and so become embedded within, the non-metallic material. It is obviously impossible for a rod 8 so embedded to twist in its bore 6. y t

The preferred reinforcing rod 8 is square in cross section, as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, but this is not essential, as other cross-sectional shapes may equally well be employed. In the interest of increased rigidity, the rod should not yield or bend transversely more readily in one direction than another, so that if the rod is not strictly square in cross section, it should have some of the proper ties of the square'sided configuration. Reinforcing rods that are diamond-shaped in cross section, as shown in Fig. 5, or hexagonal, Fig. 6, or hectagonal, Figs. 7 and 8, are all adapted to the purpose in hand. A reg ular hectagon would not be so useful, because approximating too much to the shape of a circle; but if provided with reentrant angles or curves, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the ridges 46 are rendered more pronounced. It is not essential that the reinforcing rods occupy any particular position in the nonmetallic member, as will be understood from Figs. 3 and 4, both of which represent eflioient constructions.

To insert the rod in the bore 6, which is usually originally circular in cross section, as shown at 48 in Fig. 2, the wall of the bore 6 is first preferably softened, as by the use of alcohol, acetone or other solvent, after which the reinforcing rod is forced into the bore. The ridges 46 dig into the non-metaL lic material as the rod is forced into the bore, becoming firmly locked in place, and

skillediin the art, and are intended to be the softened non metallic. material collects between the faces 500i the rod and thewall of the bore 6, acting as a-lubricant while the rod is being forced into place, but becoming ultimatelyhardened and solid",'as It will will be understood from Fig. 3; therefore be understood that the diameter of the bore 6 should be greater than the sideof the cross sectional square shown in F ig. 2,

but less than the diagonal ofthesquare, and

similar considerations Will hold with other shapes than squares. After the parts have become set, the temple is bent into? the required shape, illustrated in Fig. 1. Itwill be found that the metal and the non-metallic material will bend as a unit, Withouttwist- The invention isobviously. not restricted. to the exact embodiments that are illustrated herein, andother modifications Witliinthe spirit oftheinvention will occur to persons embraced withinthe scope of the appended claims. v i

What is claimed as new is: L A spectacle temple comprising a nonmetallic tube tapering-from the forward end towards therear 'end and'the opposite sides of which are flattened, the thickness of the rear end being small comparedto that of the forward end, were reinforcing member enclosed within thebore of the tube, the reinforcingmember" being square in cross section, with the ridges of the square embedded in thelltlIl-llltllllC material, the mounting being bent into the shape of a spectacle temple. i

2 A spectacle temple comprising a non:

substantially throughout itslength and embedded substantiallythroughout its length inthe non-metallic material.

4. A spectacle temple comprising atnon metallic tube, and a reinforcing. member in the tube, thereinforcing member being square 1 in cross section, with the ridges-of the square embedded in the non metalhcmaterial.

5.11 spectacle temple comprising ainon metalic tube, and a remforcm .member. in.

the tube,.the reinforcing mem er having. a plurality of substantially parallel ridges substantially separated from each-othernencliembedded in the non-metallic material 6. A Spectacle temple comprising: a nonmetallic member tapering from:the forward end towards the rear end and theopposite sides-of which are flattened, the thicknessof,v the rear end beingsmallrcompared to. that of the forward end, and areinforcingrmemf her in the non metallic member liavin asub stantially sharp ridge embedded in t e non metallic material.

In testimonythereof; I have hereuntorsubscribed my name this 13th day: of Maw lml FREDERICK n. STEVENS: 

